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The Case for Youth Engagement in the Program Design Process

Katherine Centore | Ashwin Suryavanshi
Education and Youth Empowering Youth Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development Inclusion of Minority Groups Cross-Sector Development January 20, 2021
5 Minute Read
The development community cannot effectively design and implement programs for youth without youth at the table. Here are a few approaches to doing just that.
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Creating a Sustainable Peace Deal in Yemen: A Discussion with Ahmed Al Khameri

Ahmed Al Khameri
Conflict Prevention Peace, Stability, and Transition Peacebuilding and Reconciliation January 19, 2021
4 Minute Read
Investing in understanding Yemen's local conflict drivers and integrating this knowledge into peacebuilding and stabilization efforts is central to addressing the complexity that characterizes and feeds the ongoing crisis.
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A woman with a basket on her head walks down a road in Sanaa, Yemen.

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Building Back Better Through Trade

Lisa Ruch |
Business Enabling Environment Corporate Partnerships Economic Growth and Trade Trade and Regulatory Reform January 18, 2021
3 Minute Read
Balancing ethical concerns with a demand-led approach to trading relationships can transform fragile value chains into resilient market systems that pay out for emerging and developed economies as well as suppliers and buyers.
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Safe Blood: The Forgotten Commodity for Maternal, Newborn Health

Dr. Adaeze Oreh
June 12, 2020
5 Minute Read
Health Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health
Blood products are critical, but persistently overlooked in the quest for ending preventable maternal mortality. Dr. Adaeze Oreh addresses the need for the global community to act now to combat these issues.

Tragic but Not Unique: Maternal Death in a Rural Clinic

Julie Becker | Emma Clark
May 5, 2020
4 Minute Read
Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health Health Human Resources for Supply Chain Management
This maternal health blog sets the scene for a conversation about the challenges of offering quality care in lower volume, more basic health facilities.

News: Chemonics Announces New Senior Vice President Julie Becker


January 27, 2020
2 Minute Read
Health Human Resources for Supply Chain Management Health Systems Human Resources for Health Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health Reproductive Health and Family Planning HIV and AIDS Global Health Security
New senior vice president for global health Julie Becker has built a career as an innovator at the intersection of reproductive health and HIV and will lead the technical strategy and implementation of Chemonics' health programming around the world.
Colombian mother hugging child

Joining Forces to Strengthen the Health and Social Services Systems

Wanda Jaskiewicz
August 28, 2019
4 Minute Read
Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health Human Resources for Supply Chain Management Health Environmental and Social Support Youth Violence Prevention
Integrating social and health services facilitates coordination and contributes to stronger health systems. Some countries are already integrating these services to protect children against abuse and nourish their environment.
Women's group meeting in Mali

Women’s Groups Leading the Way Towards Self-Reliance in Mali

William Tuleu
August 20, 2019
4 Minute Read
Health Human Resources for Supply Chain Management Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health Human Resources for Health
Rural women’s groups in Mali are proving that community health systems get stronger when national-level interventions are paired with community-level capacity building to make communities self-reliant.
Breastfeeding mother in Cambodia

3 Ways to Combat Aggressive Marketing of Breast Milk Substitutes

Zoë Jenkins
August 5, 2019
4 Minute Read
Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health
Protecting and promoting breastfeeding is one of the most effective interventions to improve child survival. Here are some ways to support countries and advocates to uphold the International Code of Marketing of Breast Milk Substitutes as a critical piece of a multisectoral approach.

A Voice for Midwives is a Voice for Progress

Emma Clark
May 3, 2019
2 Minute Read
Health Human Resources for Supply Chain Management Human Resources for Health Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health
A certified nurse-midwife, Emma Clark shares her thoughts on why midwives matter and why "investments in midwives are investments in our future."

We Have the Tools to Reach “Zero Malaria” in Pregnancy

Leah Kellgren
April 24, 2019
4 Minute Read
Health Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health Malaria
Malaria remains a global threat and pregnant women are especially vulnerable. There are measures we must take to ensure women no longer have to die in childbirth or fear the loss of another pregnancy because they are infected.
Cameroonian woman with her infant

Maternal Mortality Review Committees Ask “Why” to Prevent Maternal Deaths

Emma Clark
September 27, 2018
3 Minute Read
Health Health Systems Human Resources for Supply Chain Management Human Resources for Health Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health
About 300,000 women die during and following childbirth and pregnancy each year. Maternal mortality review committees provide a chance to learn from these tragedies and prevent future deaths by digging down to root causes.